Prince Jin learned about the emperor's health condition from an insider in the palace.
At first, he also suspected whether the emperor had taken the medicine, but he learned from Doctor Xue that the emperor had not taken the medicine and had not burned any incense to enhance his pleasure.
The most important thing is that the emperor's symptoms have lasted for three days in a row. This situation is very strange, so Prince Jin secretly consulted his staff.
After he finished speaking, the room fell silent. After a long while, a middle-aged scholar with a long beard said, "This situation looks like he has been possessed by the emperor."
“How do you know?” Although Prince Jin had limited knowledge of Yu Huan, he also knew that Yu Huan was not common.
There are other medicines that can be used to treat critically ill people. There is no need to spend so much effort to prepare this medicine which is not fatal and has an antidote.
"Only Yu Huan can keep a man in that state." The middle-aged scholar paused and added, "If the prince could see that person, would he see if his lips were lavender? If so, he must have been under the influence of Yu Huan."
King Jin nodded slightly, "This matter cannot be spread outside."
Several staff members responded in unison, "Yes."
After sending away his aides, Prince Jin asked an insider in the palace to find out that the emperor's lips were light purple, confirming that the emperor was intoxicated by the imperial pleasure. He then summoned the middle-aged scholar.
"Mr. Huang, is it easy to find the antidote for Yu Huan?"
Mr. Huang smiled and said, "Yu Huan can be said to have an antidote, or it can be said that there is no antidote."
"What does it mean?"
"As far as I know, there are three herbs in Yu Huan. If you put them in different orders, the antidote you need will be different. Only the person who prepared Yu Huan knows which antidote to use."
"In other words, only by finding the person who prepared Yu Huan can we get the antidote. Without the antidote, the drug will never work?"
If the emperor spends all day lying in bed, which is so ridiculous, how can he handle the affairs of the court
"In seven to ten days, the drug will lose its effect. But after the drug loses its effect, this man will never be able to have sex with a woman again."
King Jin was stunned. "Can it be cured?"
"No." Mr. Huang paused, "This medicine is only effective for men and harmless to women. Based on this, we can infer that the person who gave the medicine must be a woman."
Prince Jin smiled bitterly. There was no way to investigate this matter. Except for the emperor and the eunuchs, there were only women in the palace.
Moreover, the person who did the action was a woman, but the person behind the scenes might not be a woman.
King Jin had suspected many people, but no matter what, he never thought that the person who prepared the medicine would be the one sleeping next to him.
Jiang Changning knew that the emperor was having a hard time, so he didn't pay too much attention to it.
The sixth day of September was Princess Kang Ren's eighth birthday. Jiang Changning ordered people to prepare an incense table, as well as wine, food, fruits and vegetables for sacrifice, and had them sent to Fanhuayuan so that Princess Kang Ren could worship her parents.
After paying homage to her parents, Princess Kang Ren came to Rujingyuan to thank Jiang Changning.
Seeing her red eyes, Jiang Changning knew that she had cried. Instead of comforting her, he fed a few grains of rice to the parrot and said, "Go and say hello to the princess."
"When you see the princess, say hello, princess, hello, princess, wonderful, princess, wonderful."
Princess Kangren chuckled, "The one that's quacking is a toad."
She grabbed a few grains of rice and fed them to the parrot's mouth. "What else can you say?"
The parrot tilted its head and looked at her with its tiny eyes, "The princess is the most beautiful. The princess is as beautiful as Pan An."
"Pan An is a man, and my aunt should look like a fairy." Princess Kang Ren corrected the parrot's words.
Seeing Princess Kang Ren chatting with the parrot, Jiang Changning couldn't help laughing. Children are children, full of childishness.
He didn't want to enter the harem for the time being. If he didn't find out in time, he would never be humane again and there would be no point in entering the harem.
At the morning court, civil and military officials stood on both sides, and from time to time officials came out to report on state affairs.
"Your Majesty, the envoys from the Chagatai Kingdom arrived in Beijing five days ago and are now housed in the Siyi Hall." The official came out to report.
"Chagatai Empire?" The emperor was puzzled. When did this country appear
All the officials were speechless. It turned out that the letter of credence submitted by the Kingdom of Nanchatai at the beginning of the year was just a piece of waste paper
The long crown tassels covered the emperor's face, which looked very swollen due to excessive indulgence in sexual activities.
The emperor had forgotten, and as a subject he had to stand up and remind him, "Your Majesty, it was the former Eastern Chagatai State. Prince Hetai fought with his three brothers for the throne, and he won, and changed the name of the country to Chagatai State."
"They are here to discuss trade, right? What do you think, ministers, should the trade be reopened?" asked the emperor.
There used to be trade with the Dongcha Kingdom. However, in the later period of Emperor Guangzong's reign, he became even more incompetent, and the Dongcha Kingdom also fell into civil strife, so the trade was closed.
"I think that mutual trade should be opened." An official agreed and listed the benefits of mutual trade.
An official objected, saying, "I think that trade should not be allowed." He also listed the disadvantages of trade.
Because of the trade, court officials held different opinions and argued endlessly, refusing to give in to anyone, making the hall look like a market.
The emperor felt drowsy after listening to this and raised his hand to pinch his eyebrows.
Seeing this, Eunuch Yu raised his voice and said, "My lords, please be quiet. Please be quiet."
The courtiers stopped arguing, bowed and apologized to the emperor, "I am disrespectful."
"Prince Jin, I see that you have not expressed your opinion. Do you think the trade should be opened or not?" asked the emperor.
The King of Jin, who was standing at the head of the kings, stepped out and said, "Your Majesty, I think the mutual trade should be opened. Restarting the mutual trade will benefit both countries. What we should discuss is not whether to open the mutual trade, but how to set up the mutual trade and how to trade in the mutual trade."
"I second the motion." The official who had previously supported the opening of trade said immediately.
"Your Majesty, the people of the two countries have been doing private transactions, and lawless elements have opened markets to make huge profits. Instead of this, it would be better for the two countries to set up official markets, which will not only facilitate management but also enrich the national treasury." Prince Jin continued.
The emperor also knew that the two countries must trade with each other, but he did not want to agree to something that Prince Jin strongly supported, "Let's discuss this matter later."
The King of Jin frowned slightly and insisted, "Your Majesty, the Chagatai envoys have been in Beijing for five days. I think they have rested enough. It's time to discuss the trade."
"I said we will discuss it later. Prince Jin, don't you understand?" the emperor asked majestically.
The King of Jin had no choice but to return to his original place.
The hall suddenly became quiet, and Eunuch Yu said, "If you have a petition, submit it. If you don't, leave the court."
If the issue of mutual trade between the two countries is not allowed to be discussed, then there is nothing to report to the emperor. After the emperor retired from court, he did not go to the Qinzheng Hall to review memorials, but returned to his bedroom to rest. He felt very tired.
Several of the officials who had left the court surrounded the Prince of Jin and said, "Your Majesty, the two countries are in urgent need of trade. Why does the Emperor want to wait until later to discuss this?"
"Just make another request in two days. It's also okay to let the delegation stay in the capital for a while longer." Prince Jin had expected that the emperor would not agree so quickly, and he smiled lightly without caring at all.
The officials thought so and said no more.
Chapter 147 is under review and will be released after it is reviewed. I am not sure what is not in compliance, so I deleted all the parts that I think are wrong.
(End of this chapter)